Finance Updates – Page 146

Global M&A 2023: Value Slump, Megadeals Persist & What’s Coming in 2024-25

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global M&A deal value fell to about US$2.6 tr...

Megadeals and a nearly US$750 billion Q4 surg...

Energy, Resources & Industrials and Life Scie...

Companies are deploying both defensive and of...

Construction M&A Surges in Q3 2025: Mega-Deals, Tariffs & Supply Chain Strain

Americas M&A Construction

M&A activity in the construction sector is ri...

Contractors face mounting margin pressure fro...

Uncertain trade and tariff policy is reshapin...

Firms are using acquisitions to build scale a...

U.S. M&A Boom 2025: Big Deals Surge Amid Regulatory & Economic Crosswinds

Americas M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

America’s “deal economy” is booming even as t...

Deals above US$100 million are up in both num...

Cheap credit, strong corporate balance sheets...

Risks stem from weakening consumer and busine...

Paramount vs Netflix: Which Deal Brings More Value to WBD Shareholders?

Americas M&A Information

Netflix is offering $27.75 per WBD share in a...

Paramount has launched a hostile all-cash ten...

Despite Paramount’s higher headline price, WB...

Both transactions face heavy antitrust and po...

How Rising Interest Rates and Government Debt Are Reshaping M&A and Valuations

Global M&A Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

Global M&A volumes fell about 9% in H1 2025 w...

Valuation multiples have compressed sharply (...

Higher sovereign debt costs, rising long-term...

Dealmakers are prioritizing high-quality, dom...

Huge US TMT M&A Boom in 2024: Software Leads in Deal Value Despite Fewer Transactions

Americas M&A Information

The U.S. TMT sector was the second-largest in...

TMT led all sectors by deal value at roughly ...

Within TMT, technology—especially software—do...

Overall TMT deal volume fell from 2023, but a...

Netflix’s Warner Bros Deal Strengthens Legacy IP Control Amid Paramount’s Counteroffer

Americas M&A Information

Netflix agreed to acquire Warner Bros.’ studi...

Before closing, WBD will spin off its linear ...

WBD shareholders will receive $27.75 per shar...

The transaction aims to deliver significant c...

Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: Why Antitrust, Politics & Big Financial Risks Could Stall It

Americas M&A Information

Netflix is proposing a $72 billion acquisitio...

The company argues it needs Warner Bros to co...

The deal faces heavy regulatory and political...

Netflix would take on about $59 billion in ne...

Netflix-Warner Bros Deal: Bidder Race, Antitrust Risk & Deal Conditions Ahead

Americas M&A Information

Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Di...

Regulators are expected to heavily scrutinize...

A richer but riskier all-cash hostile bid fro...

The outcome will hinge on regulatory definiti...

Netflix to Acquire WBD Studios & Streaming for $72B Equity Amid Paramount’s $108B Counterbid

Americas M&A Information

Netflix proposes to acquire Warner Bros. Disc...

Paramount Skydance has mounted a richer, host...

The merger would create a streaming giant wit...

Netflix promises to keep studios open and mai...